Drop an outline of a structure on a surface.

[Keith Benson]

Hi,

I am looking to drop the outline of a curved structure onto a flat surface. For instance, if I make a mountain range with sandbox, and cut off the bottom, eliminating the squarish aspect of the shape, is there a way to project that shape onto a flat surface below? Or a structure that might have been cut at an angle etc. I have used vertical guidelines and then traced the image below, but that gets tedious and this sounds like something someone with far more computer acumen that I have may well have already solved with a plug-in.

thanks for any help,

Keith

[thomthom]

Sandbox Tool. You might need to enable it first under Preferences -> Extensions.

[Keith Benson]

@thomthom said:

Sandbox Tool. You might need to enable it first under Preferences -> Extensions.

I can see how to place a 2 dimensional outline onto a 3D terrain, I am having difficulty dropping a 3d outline onto a flat surface.

Keith

[otb designworks]

Can you close the bottom after you cut it flat and then control key push/pull the face through your flat plane? Select the flat plane and intersect with model. Erase the push pulled part of your mountain range and that should do it. For an angled piece, you could use vector push pull (plugin) to do it.

Or am I misunderstanding what you are trying to accomplish?

Cheers, chuck

[thomthom]

@keith benson said:

@thomthom said:

Sandbox Tool. You might need to enable it first under Preferences -> Extensions.

I can see how to place a 2 dimensional outline onto a 3D terrain, I am having difficulty dropping a 3d outline onto a flat surface.

Keith

It's the same procedure. Select the 3d surface and activate the drape tool to drape down to the flat face underneath.